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Experts on our multidisciplinary pediatric leukemia expert team collaborate to maximize your child's chance of a cure. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
… Our multidisciplinary Pediatric Leukemia Service provides comprehensive care to children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with many types of leukemia. Our pediatric physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other specialists collaborate to maximize your child’s chance of a cure. Our patients
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Clinical trials evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new ways to diagnose and treat kidney cancer. Your treatment team can help you decide if a trial is right for you.
… Clinical trials are research studies that test new ways to treat your cancer. They test new treatments, procedures, or devices to see how well they work and whether they might be even more effective than the many standard strategies we already have established to treat kidney cancers. Clinical trials
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Memorial Sloan Kettering offers comprehensive support services for people with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. We can help you address the challenges that can arise with treatment.
… To help patients manage some of the other issues that may arise as a result of neuroendocrine tumor diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up treatment, Memorial Sloan Kettering offers a wide range of programs, including: Integrative Medicine Service Our Integrative Medicine Service is designed to enhance
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We offer a variety of support services to help people with spinal cancer.
… If you’ve been through the challenges of spine tumor treatment , the next step after recovery can often be one of the scariest — getting back to your life, and living it on your terms. Spine tumors can cause pain, numbness, weakness, and loss of balance. These symptoms can affect how you do everyday
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Learn how Memorial Sloan Kettering uses advanced diagnostic techniques and state-of-the-art surgical procedures to help treat Merkel cell carcinoma.
… Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has the largest single-center experience with Merkel cell carcinoma of anywhere in the world. Our team includes practice-leading experts in surgery, pathology, radiation oncology, and medical oncology who use advanced diagnostic techniques and provide state-of-the-art
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is an aggressive type of acute myeloid leukemia. Learn more about APL and how it’s diagnosed.
… Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is an aggressive type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) . It happens when there are too many of the blood-forming cells called promyelocytes in the blood and bone marrow. A buildup of promyelocytes leads to a shortage of other kinds of blood cells, including red cells
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Carcinomas are the most common type of solid tumors in adults. In children, carcinomas (KAR- sih-NOH-muhs) are very rare.
… Carcinomas are the most common type of solid tumors in adults. In children, carcinomas (KAR-sih-NOH-muhs) are very rare. The doctors at MSK Kids treat more young people with carcinomas and other rare solid tumors than most other cancer centers. Families come to us from across the country and around the
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Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are adrenal tumors. Symptoms may include sweating, headaches, high blood pressure, and elevated heart rate.
… Pheochromocytomas are tumors that produce too much of the hormones called catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine). Normally, these hormones help the body deal with stress. Too much of either one can lead to serious conditions, such as high blood pressure and stroke. Most pheochromocytomas start
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Meet our team of pediatric sarcoma doctors, surgeons, and experts who will develop a treatment plan that makes sense for your child. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
… Our Pediatric Sarcoma Service provides care to children, adolescents, and young adults. Our pediatric physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other specialists work together to maximize your child’s chance of a cure. Our patients see the same team , made up of experts from different areas, during
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Through our clinical trials, you may have access to treatments before they’re available elsewhere. Learn more about what we offer.
… MSK is a major research institution. During your treatment for testicular cancer, your care team may ask if you want to join a clinical trial. What is a clinical trial? Clinical trials are research studies that test new treatments, procedures, or devices to see how well they work. They are an important